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The Schneider Electric presentation also highlighted examples of international healthcare organisations ‘who are forward thinking and willing to adopt new technologies’. Chris Roberts said: “Working within highly secure cyber environments, and taking advantage of the Internet of Things (IOT), together with machine learning and artificial intelligence, we can now access greater insights and value from information than ever possible before. It’s time to change.” On 28 July, in the third webinar, Adrian Hall, COO at Brandon Medical, presented on ‘Smart Operating Theatres’, considering how the operating theatre environment has dramatically changed, with increasing use of minimally invasive surgery requiring the integration and control of more equipment. He discussed how healthcare estates managers and engineers thus face challenges in integrating the new technologies while having to build in efficiencies such as flexible use of operating theatres, instead of fixed, dedicated specialisms. Compounding the complexity, solutions need to be as future-proof as possible. Bringing things up to date, and on 11 August, Guenter Lang, Sales Director Europe, and Sam Mawby, Director of Technology, at Thermal Energy International, will present on ‘Modernisation of Steam and Hot Water Systems: An Introduction To The Steam and Condensate Loop’. They will give an introduction to the main elements of a steam and condensate loop, including the boilers and CHP, steam distribution and heat exchange, condensate return, and hotwell, and will also highlight best practice, and explain where non-standard technologies can provide an efficient alternative to removal of a system. Next month, on 8 September, a Healthcare Estates Online webinar entitled ‘Neutral Earthing and Fault Clearance with UPS Systems’, will see Alex Emms, Operations Director at Kohler Uninterruptible Power, provide ‘a practical insight to the often- misunderstood topic of fault clearing of loads and neutral earthing supplied
Adrian Hall. Guenter Lang.
by an uninterruptible power supply (UPS)’. He said: “Learn what the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations state, how a UPS operates in order to clear a fault, and the key elements to consider when planning distribution.”
In the session, Alex Emms will cover:
n Neutral earthing. n The galvanic isolation between input and output.
n 4 Pole changeover. n Earth leakage solutions. n Fault clearance. n How does the UPS react to a downstream fault?
n Fault clearance with static bypass. n Fault clearance without static bypass. n Earth fault loops. n Inverter specifications.
Healthcare Estates Event Director, Steve Webb, said: “As a professional working in the healthcare sector, particularly during this COVID-19 pandemic, you need to keep up to date with the numerous innovations happening right now. This series of webinars offers you
the opportunity to ‘stay connected’ through our content, ‘keep informed’ about how innovation has played a major part in meeting the significant healthcare engineering and estates challenges raised by the global pandemic, and to ‘get ahead’ with knowledge sharing and CPD content.” To view and download Healthcare Estates Online webinars already held, and register for those this month and next, visit:
www.healthcare-
estates.com/exhibit/webinars Steve Webb added: “Following these supplier-orientated webinars, we will be holding a series of webinars outlining the challenges from a national perspective, including the rapid development of the Nightingale hospitals across the country. These will include presentations from NHS England and NHS Improvement, including from Simon Corben, Director & Head of Profession at NHS Estates & Facilities, and from ProCure22. You can also,” he added, “expect to hear from NHS Trusts on how they responded at a local level, as well as from the IHEEM Technical Platforms, who will discuss the technical issues that needed to be considered across a number of engineering specialisms – including decontamination, ventilation, and medical gas management.” All of the digital content outlined above will be made available free of charge, and, where appropriate, will be CPD approved.”
Alex Emms. Sam Mawby.
Meanwhile, IHEEM and Step Exhibitions say, plans for Healthcare Estates in 2021 are already well in hand. Steve Webb said: “We’ve had a tremendous response from exhibitors to our plans. Many were disappointed that this year’s event had to be postponed, with the vast majority pledging their continued support into 2021. We have a number of exciting new initiatives for next year’s event, details of which we will be announcing in HEJ from September onwards.” Healthcare Estates 2021 will take place from 19-20 October 2021 at Manchester Central. For further information, visit
www.healthcare-estates.com
IHEEM defers two annual awards to 2021
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis, IHEEM has taken the decision not to proceed this year with the following awards: n The Lucas Scholarship Award: awarded to two recent members who have been seen to take an active interest in the Institute, or from established members who have played a significant part in the IHEEM’s activities at branch or national level. n The Northcroft Medal: awarded to the
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author of an article, published only in Health Estate Journal, that is deemed to have contributed most to the fields of healthcare engineering and estate management in that year.
Pete Sellars, CEO of IHEEM, said: “These two awards are an important and rewarding part of IHEEM’s annual programme of events, but it was felt that there was no appropriate forum this year in which to give
them the recognition and appreciation they deserve. However, they will go ahead in 2021 as part of our formal President’s Address at the House of Lords.” Nominations from IHEEM Branches for the Lucas Scholarship Award will now be requested in early 2021, and articles from both 2020 and 2021 will be considered by the Journal Committee for the Northcroft Medal as part of the 2021 process.
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